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PUBLIC LAW 99-433—OCT. 1, 1986
"(c) EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS.—(1) An officer who is nominated for the joint specialty may not be selected for the joint specialty until the officer— "(A) successfully completes an appropriate program at a joint professional military education school; and "(B) after completing such program of education, successfully completes a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment. "(2) An officer who has a critical occupational specialty involving combat operations (as designated by the Secretary of Defense) and who is nominated for the joint specialty may be selected for the joint specialty after successful completion of a joint duty assignment of not less than two years and successful completion of a program under paragraph (1)(A). An officer selected for the joint specialty under this paragraph shall be required to complete the generally applicable requirements for selection under paragraph (1)(B) as soon as practicable after such officer's selection. "(d) NUMBER OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.—(1) The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that approximately one-half of the joint duty assignment positions in grades above captain or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant are filled at any time by officers who have (or have been nominated for) the joint specialty. "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate not fewer than 1,000 joint duty sissignment positions as critical joint duty assignment positions. Each such position shall be held only by an officer with the joint specialty. "(e) CAREER GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish career guidelines for officers with the joint specialty. Such guidelines shall include guidelines for— "(1) selection; "(2) military education; ii»/•^^^ro^ J*f&^'»^r %'*J fb*^-:^ "(3) training; "(4) types of duty assignments; and "(5) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. "§ 662. Promotion policy objectives for joint officers "(a) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the qualifications of officers assigned to joint duty assignments are such that— "(1) officers who are serving on, or have served on, the Joint Staff are expected, as a group, to be promoted at a rate not less than the rate for officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category who are serving on, or have served on, the headquarters staff of their armed force; "(2) officers who have the joint specialty are expected, as a group, to be promoted at a rate not less than the rate for officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category who are serving on, or have served on, the beadle ^ quarters staff of their armed force; and "(3) officers who are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assignments (other than officers covered in paragraphs (1) and ^^'i.. (2)) are expected, as a group, to be promoted at a rate not less than the rate for all officers of the same armed force in the same grade and competitive category. "(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall periodically (and not less often than every six months) report to Congress on the pro-
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